…see a pasture or a hay truck driving going by on the highway, they don’t realize that actually, that’s part of a fairly sizable food production system in the United…
Water Works: Diverse Support of Proposition 3 Water Bond
In today’s Water Works, brought to you by AquiMax, there will be another water proposition on the ballot for Californians this November. Proposition 3, the Water Supply and Water Quality…
Cargill CEO Concerned with Long-Term Health of Ag in Trade Dispute
…summer who told him the country “wouldn’t back down.” He says speculatively, that means China will find alternative sources of supply, but concedes “price can drive a lot of different…
Farm Bureau says U.S.-Japan Trade Statement Bodes Well for Future
…tide is turning for the better on agricultural trade. “Despite substantial tariffs that limit our farmers’ and ranchers’ potential to access Japan’s food and agriculture markets, in 2017 Japan was…
Kansas Representative Exploring Ways to Trade with Cuba
…number one supplier of commodities like sorghum, soy, wheat, and corn.” Currently, Cuba imports roughly 80 percent of its food from Europe, Latin America and Asia. Marshall says Cuba represent…
NPPC: Auto Import Tariffs Will Prompt More Retaliation Against American Agriculture
…Johnstown, Ohio. “We can’t afford to take another hit. If we do, a lot of farmers could go out of business, and consumers will pay a lot more for food.”…
Secretary Perdue Rings the Closing Bell at NYSE
…and Senior VP, Gov. Relations Food Marketing Institute Dana O’Brien Executive Vice President Biotechnology Innovation Organization William Davis Executive Vice President, Farm Credit Banking CoBank Jeff Huckaby President Grimmway Farms,…
Perdue Defends USDA Reorganization Plan that Moves Offices Out of DC
…Research Service under the Office of the Chief Economist and to move most National Institute for Food and Agriculture employees out of Washington. In a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee…
Agri View: Learning from Native Americans
…In the later part of the 17th century Indians were growing sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and squash. It wasn’t just food crops they showed us how to grow. They grew cotton…
Pork Industry Commits To Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
…unsafe residues of veterinary drugs in food, to develop integrated surveillance that can help mitigate risks associated with antibiotic use and to minimize the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance…
CDFA Accepting 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant Applications
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting proposals for the 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). Each year, CDFA conducts a two-phase competitive solicitation process…
High-Yield Farming May Be Better for Environment Than Previously Believed
High-yield farming techniques appear to be a less intrusive method for agricultural production and a better means of addressing the rising demand for food. According to a study that was…
Multiple Agencies Collaborate to Address HLB
…Buick, National Program Leader for the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, was integral in planning the meeting between the different agencies. A group of approximately 25 representatives was…
Rabobank: Global Poultry Prices Under Pressure
…Fever outbreaks in China may lead to an increase in pork supply because of herd liquidation through the end of the year. That may push all meat prices lower in…